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Hoover Institution · 100 episodes with transcripts

For more than two decades the Hoover Institution has been producing Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, a series hosted by Hoover fellow Peter Robinson as an outlet for political leaders, scholars, journalists, and today’s big thinkers to share their views with the world.

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The Counter Revolution: Victor Davis Hanson on the Fall and Rise of Trump (Part 1/2)

October 19, 2026

Peter Robinson (0:00)

Welcome to Uncommon Knowledge, I'm Peter Robinson. Today, Victor Davis Hanson on his new book, The Counter-Revolution, The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement. Now, here's what you need to know. We've had Victor on this program a number of times over the years, and he and I have become friends.

And when we got to talking, we went on. So we've taken one conversation and divided it into two shows. Today, we'll start where the book itself starts, with the riots of January 6th, when it looked as though Donald Trump was finished.

Victor Davis Hanson (1:26)

Thank you for having me, Peter.

Peter Robinson (1:29)

Your book is now, as we sit here this morning, your book is number one on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.

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